The average annual pay for a Houston-based anesthesiologist is $221,120, the highest-paying healthcare profession in the city, according to an analysis of 2010 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Houston Business Journal.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a comprehensive guideline for the prevention of norovirus outbreaks in healthcare settings.
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